When compared to other technological breakthroughs, information and communication technologies (ICT) appear to have at least two unique features. One is the long, unremitting technological improvement that has taken place in these technologies during the post-war period. A second unique feature...

When compared to other technological breakthroughs, information and communication technologies (ICT) appear to have at least two unique features. One is the long, unremitting technological improvement that has taken place in these technologies during the post-war period. A second unique feature...

The "knowledge economy" is a concept commonly deemed too ambiguous and elusive to hold any significance in current economic debate. This valuable book seeks to refute that myth. Presenting an important collection of views, from a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume visibly...